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What has happened to american actors? I'll start this by saying pretty much all the great actors have been Yanks. We have had a solid tradition of acting and have produced loads of great actors but when I make a list of my favourite actors most of them are American, People like De Niro, Pacino, Depp, Streep, Eastwood and Washington will be remembered as P4p GOATS. Pretty much all my favourite films are american featuring american actors
However you dont see many young american actors taking the world by storm like they used to, apart from. Gyllenhaal, anne Hathaway and Josh Hartnet I struggle to think of any young yank actors who will be remembered in 20-30 years time., mention to leo decaprio aswell, love or hate his films you cant deny he is good at what he does. Plus now you see many lead roles in films of Brits playing Americans, even in TV aswell, Anna friel, Hugh Laurie, two of the guys from the Wire are from south england.
Why is this?
British actors are exactly that, Actors. Pretty much all the brit actors you see in hollywood have been acting since a young age, have acted in theatre etc, pretty much worked there way up the ladder and are thus experienced professionals. This same can also be said for Antipodean actors aswell.
In comparison, i have noticed in the last decade that in America celebrities are starring in films, its almost like the studios know if they put a well known face in a film they know people will pay to see it. Hit album? here have a film. Plus it seems like if you look like an alpha male, say a one liner in a gruff manner and jump out of an exploding car/building in a pleasing way, then you will be the cookie cutter action star e.g. Vin Diesel, Ice cube and they'll rinse you until the next one comes along and repeat the process. As a result of this they have no staying power and are found out/rinsed after a while. Thus theyve become disposable, ad are discarded once their profit making potential decreases.
Thoughts?
Feel free to agree/disagree, flame, whatever!
However you dont see many young american actors taking the world by storm like they used to, apart from. Gyllenhaal, anne Hathaway and Josh Hartnet I struggle to think of any young yank actors who will be remembered in 20-30 years time., mention to leo decaprio aswell, love or hate his films you cant deny he is good at what he does. Plus now you see many lead roles in films of Brits playing Americans, even in TV aswell, Anna friel, Hugh Laurie, two of the guys from the Wire are from south england.
Why is this?
British actors are exactly that, Actors. Pretty much all the brit actors you see in hollywood have been acting since a young age, have acted in theatre etc, pretty much worked there way up the ladder and are thus experienced professionals. This same can also be said for Antipodean actors aswell.
In comparison, i have noticed in the last decade that in America celebrities are starring in films, its almost like the studios know if they put a well known face in a film they know people will pay to see it. Hit album? here have a film. Plus it seems like if you look like an alpha male, say a one liner in a gruff manner and jump out of an exploding car/building in a pleasing way, then you will be the cookie cutter action star e.g. Vin Diesel, Ice cube and they'll rinse you until the next one comes along and repeat the process. As a result of this they have no staying power and are found out/rinsed after a while. Thus theyve become disposable, ad are discarded once their profit making potential decreases.
Thoughts?
Feel free to agree/disagree, flame, whatever!
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